1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 POLK COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 625 736 Land in farms ..................acres.. 250 086 264 867 Average size of farm .......acres.. 400 360 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 447 125 340 167 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 144 910 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 600 67 457 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 45 62 10 to 49 acres ...................... 44 60 50 to 179 acres ..................... 144 152 180 to 499 acres .................... 213 267 500 to 999 acres .................... 135 153 1,000 acres or more ................. 44 42 Total cropland .................farms.. 565 662 acres.. 218 029 237 894 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 554 647 acres.. 186 821 167 504 Irrigated land .................farms.. 367 485 acres.. 100 412 105 973 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 118 520 99 364 Average per farm .........dollars.. 189 632 135 005 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 41 611 31 605 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 76 910 67 759 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 23 38 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 15 37 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 58 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 86 121 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 111 138 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 116 160 $100,000 or more .................... 229 184 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 97 365 79 206 Average per farm .........dollars.. 155 784 107 471 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 625 737 $1,000.. 20 041 18 539 Average per farm..........dollars.. 32 065 25 155 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 475 600 Other ............................... 150 136 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 251 277 200 days or more ................... 142 130 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 283 306 number.. 54 257 46 234 Beef cows ..................farms.. 219 232 number.. 11 817 9 113 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 12 number.. 262 371 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 285 317 number.. 81 247 79 732 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 112 150 number.. 49 680 53 452 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 124 165 number.. 120 926 144 224 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 16 number.. 716 877 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 31 number.. (D) 200 719 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 7 number.. (D) 2 095 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 454 501 acres.. 118 438 90 688 bushels.. 16 499 171 12 253 047 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 41 37 acres.. 2 087 2 342 tons, green.. 34 120 44 564 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 222 309 acres.. 25 567 31 904 bushels.. 2 232 709 2 670 101 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 66 116 acres.. 1 786 3 547 bushels.. 57 119 114 227 Oats for grain................farms.. 31 33 acres.. 588 565 bushels.. 37 551 30 758 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 370 448 acres.. 31 448 31 451 bushels.. 1 290 063 1 204 907 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 261 255 acres.. 9 701 8 269 tons, dry.. 29 925 20 607 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .